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businessman

[ biz-nis-man ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

plural businessmen.

a man regularly employed in business, especially a white-collar worker, executive, or owner.

businessman

/ ˈbɪznɪsˌmæn; -mən /

noun

a person, esp a man, engaged in commercial or industrial business, esp as an owner or executive

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Usage

There is a gender-neutral form, businessperson , but it does not appear to be very widely used. The plural business people is quite widely used, and if you wish to avoid being gender-specific, you could try recasting your sentence to use the plural

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Word History and Origins

Origin of businessman¹

First recorded in 1705–15; business + man

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He has produced a ludicrous tariff policy which every economist, hedge fund manager, CEO, small businessman and stock trader knows is virtually designed to cause inflation, if not stagflation and recession.

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An Indian naval officer on honeymoon, a tourist guide who was the sole breadwinner for his family, and a businessman holidaying with his wife and children were among the victims.

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The Lebanese-born businessman said Trump felt it was time to end the "unfair advantage" taken by other international players of Africa.

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And during the Radio 1 Breakfast show, the businessman got in touch with Greg to suggest starting with an "astronaut experience" for the crew.

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While a businessman from the Zhejiang province had his flight home cancelled.

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business machine businessman's holiday

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